the ece licensure examination - iecep

THE ECE LICENSURE
EXAMINATION
A L N A R L . D E TA L L A , D . S c i . , P E C E , A C P E ,
A S E A N E n g r.
CHAIRMAN
PROFESSIONAL REGULATORY BOARD OF ELECTRONICS
ENGINEERING
PROFESSIONAL REGULATION COMMISSION
IRR of RA 9292 – RULE III
EXAMINATION, REGISTRATION AND LICENSURE
SEC. 13. Licensure Examination. –
Except as specifically provided in
Sections 20 and 33 of R.A. No. 9292, all
applicants seeking to be registered and
licensed as ECEs and ECTs shall
undergo the required examinations to be
given by the Board in such places and
dates as the Commission may designate
in accordance with the provisions of
Republic Act No. 8981.
IRR of RA 9292 – RULE III
EXAMINATION, REGISTRATION AND LICENSURE
SEC. 15 Scope of Examinations. –
1. For Electronic Engineers – The examination for
ECEs shall consist of written test which shall be divided
into four (4) general areas: Mathematics (20%), General
Engineering and Applied Sciences (20%), Electronics
Engineering (30%) and Electronics Systems and
Technologies (30%). The subjects to be covered shall
include the following: Mathematics, Applied Sciences,
Engineering Economics, Laws and Ethics, Electronics,
Communications, Computers and Information and
Communications Technology (ICT). The corresponding
syllabi and descriptions are found in Annex “A” of this
“IRR”.
ECE – TABLE OF SPECIFICATIONS
(TOS)
Syllabi (Annex A – IRR of RA 9292)
TOS – Mathematics
Syllabi – Mathematics
TOS – Electronics Engineering
Syllabi – Electronics Engineering
1. Electricity/Magnetism Fundamentals
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Atomic Structure
Electric Charge
Laws (ohms,kirchoff,coulomb,etc)
Magnetic Power
Magnetic field/flux
Magnetic/electric quantities/units
Magnetic/electromagnet principles
2. Electrical Circuit
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Ac-dc circuits
Resistors
Inductors
Capacitor
3. Solid State Devices/Circuits
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Semi-conductor fundamentals
Transistor components, circuits, analysis, and design
Special services(photo, electric,photo voltaic etc)
Syllabi – Electronics Engineering
4. Power Generator/Sources/Principles/Applications
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Cells and batteries
Electric Generator
Electronic power supply
Voltage regulation
Photovoltaic/thermoelectric generator
Distribution transformer
UPS/Float-battery system
Converters/inverters
5. Electronic (Audio/RF) Circuit/Analysis/Design
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Amplifiers
Oscillators
Rectifier
Filters
Voltage regulation
Syllabi – Electronics Engineering
6. Tests and Measurements
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Volt-ohm-ammeter (analog/digital)
R-L-Z bridges
Oscilloscope
Cable Testers
RF meters
Signal generators (audio, RF,video)
Noise generators
Power/reflectometer/grid dip meter
7. Microelectronics
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Integrated circuits components, characteristics and products
Operational amplifiers/multivibrators
Syllabi – Electronics Engineering
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Industrial Electronics Principles/Applications
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Electronic control system
Industrial solid state services
Welding system/high frequency heating
Feedback systems/servomechanism
Transducers
Motor speed control systems
Robotic principles
Bioelectrical principles
Instrumentation and control
Computer Principles
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Analog/digital system
Binary number system, Boolean algebra
Mathematical logic and switching networks
Basic digital circuits (logic, gates, flip-flops, multivibrators etc.)
Static and dynamic memory devices
Programming and machine languages
Information and acquisition processing
Analog/Digital conversion
Computer Networking
TOS – Electronics Systems &
Technologies
Syllabi – Electronics Systems &
Technologies
1. Radio Communication System
a. Transmission Fundamentals
• Transmission system
• Transmission medium
• Primary line constants
• Velocity and line wavelength
• Characteristic Impedance
• Propagation constants
• Phase and group velocity
• Standing waves
• Voltage Standing Wave Ratio
• Telephone lines and cables
• Wave guides
• Balanced and unbalanced lines
• Twisted pair wire
• Coaxial Cable
• The decibel
• Power ;eve; calculations
• Signal and Noise fundamentals
b. Acoustics
• Definition
• Frequency range
• Sound pressure level
• Sound Intensity
• Loudness level
• Pitch and frequency
• Internal and octave
• Sound distortion
• Room acoustics
• Electro-Acoustics transducers
c. Modulation
• Amplitude modulation
• Phase modulation
• Frequency modulation
• Pulse modulation
d. Noise
• External noise
• Phase noise
• Noise calculation and measurements
• Radio interference
e. Radiation and Wave Propagation
• Electromagnetic radiation
• Radio spectrum
• Wave propagation
• Radiation patterns
• Wavelength calculations
• Radiation resistance
• Diversity systems
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Syllabi – Electronics Systems &
Technologies
Antennas
• Basic considerations
• Wire Radiators in Space
• Isotropic radiator
• Current and voltage distribution
• Resonant, non-resonant antennas
• Terms and definition
• Antenna gain and resistance
• Bandwidth, beamwidth, polarization
• Effects of ground on antennas
• Grounded, ungrounded antennas
• Grounding systems
• Antenna height
• Design and applications
• Matching systems
• Impedance calculations
• Antenna types
• Directional and non-directional
• Microwave antennas
• Wideband and Special purpose antennas
g. Wire and wireless communications System
• The telephone set
• Connection and performance
• Exchange area plant
• Loop design
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Trunks in the exchange plant
Insertion loss
Traffic calculations
Reference Equivalent and standards
Telephone networks
Signaling, Billing, CAMA, ANI
Echo, signing and design loss
Via net loss
Network hierarchy, class type
VF repeaters
Transmission considerations in long distance
network
• Telephone features-IDD,NDD,LEC
• Mobile communications
• Cellular communication, trunk radio, radio paging
system etc.
h. Microwave Communications and Principles
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Basic principles of various Electronics System
• Electro-optics/photonics/optoelectronics
• Electromagnetic
• Avionics, aerospace, navigational and military
applications
• Medical electronics
• Cybernetics
• Biometrics
Syllabi – Electronics Systems &
Technologies
2. Digital and Data Communications System
a. Digital Communication Networks
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Bit and Binary transmission
Signaling rate
Error probability
Digital filtering
Switching
Packet circuit
Vertical circuit
Open systems interconnection
Multiplying, modulation and synchronization
Pulse code modulation
Companding
Encoding
Bandwidth and signal to noise ratio
Delta modulation
Slope overload
Adaptive delta modulation
Codes and protocol
Error detection and correction codes
Digital carrier systems
Frequency shift keying
Phase shift keying
Differential phase shift keying
DC nature of data transmission
Loops
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Neutral and polar
Binary transmission and the concept of time
Asynchronous and synchronous
Timing
Distortion
Bits, band, WPM
Data interface standards
Data input/output devices
Digital transmission on analog channel
Modulation – demodulation schemes parameters
Circuit conditioning
Modem applications
Serial and parallel transmission
b. Fiber optics
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Principles of light, transmission
Types
Light sources, laser, LED
Light detectors
Modulation and waveform
System design
General application
Design procedure
Dispersion limited domain
System bandwidth
Splicing techniques
Syllabi – Electronics Systems &
Technologies
3.Satellite, Broadcasting and Cable TV System
a. Satellite system
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The satellite system
Types of satellite
Satellite orbit
Uplink considerations
Demand assignments multiple access
Antenna tracking
Satellite link budgets
Path loss
Figure of merit
Ration of carrier to thermal noise power
Station margin
VSAT
b. Broadcasting and Cable TV systems
• Radio transmitter (AM,FM, Television)
• Studio (Microphone, Amplifiers, Cameras, Lighting etc)
• Cable television
TOS - General Eng’g & Applied Sciences
TOS - General Eng’g & Applied Sciences
Syllabi - General Eng’g & Applied
Engineering MechanicsSciences
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2. Strength of materials
3. College physics
4. General chemistry
5. Thermodynamics
6. Engineering materials
7. Engineering economics
8. Engineering management
9. Electromagnetics
10. Laws & Ethics
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Contract and specifications
Telecommunications and broadcasting laws and regulations
Electronics Engineering Law of 2004
Code of professional ethics and conduct
Philippine electronic code
IRR of RA 9292 – RULE III
EXAMINATION, REGISTRATION AND
LICENSURE
Sec. 15 continued
2. For Electronics Technicians – The
examinations for ECT shall consist of written and/or
practical tests covering subjects to be prescribed by the
Board and shall cover topics specific to the practice of
ECTs. For this purpose, the Board may adopt
recommendations from the TESDA in relation to
approved course curricula and/or subjects covered in
similar examinations that the latter is administering
and/or conducting for accreditation of electronics
technicians.
Syllabi: ECT Licensure
Examinations
IRR of RA 9292 – RULE III
EXAMINATION, REGISTRATION AND
Sec. 15 continuedLICENSURE
As urgent and important need arises so as
to conform to technological and modern changes,
the Board may, through appropriate Resolutions,
recluster, rearrange, modify, add to or exclude
any subject and prescribe the number of final
examination/s per year after approval by the
Commission. The Resolution thereon shall be
officially published in the Official Gazette or major
daily newspapers of general circulation and also
circularized and disseminated to all colleges and
schools offering the ECE and ECT programs.
Making of
questions
Transmission
and
simultaneous
printing
Examinatio
n
Day 1,2,3
Peer
Review
Consultation
w/ Test
consultants
Encoding
of
questions
Decoding and
editing of questions
Day 1 after exam
Reading of answer
sheets/
Making answer keys
Item
Analysis
Extraction of
questions
Day 2 after exam
Matching
Day 3 after exam
Release of
results